similes n. 明喻;直喻(simile的复数)
- Objective To confirm the reasonable collection period of Flos Lonicerea Similes Hems l.
目的确定细毡毛忍冬的最佳采收期。 - This essay mainly discusses the employment of similes, metaphors and personification together with colors in "The Red Badge of Courage" by the US writer Stephen Crane.
摘要美国作家斯蒂芬•克莱恩在《红色英雄勋章》中,为了达到逼真的战争效果而大量使用了明喻、暗喻和拟人修辞以及颜色词汇的独特艺术手法。 - It is said that “a picture is worth a thousand words”. But aside from slides and charts, you can also offer metaphors, similes, and anecdotes to better engage your audience.
有句话说:“一张照片胜如一千个文字描述。”但除了幻灯片跟图表以外,你也可以提供一些隐喻、明喻与小典故来更好地引起听众的兴趣。
Simile \Sim"i*le\, n.; pl. {Similes}. [L., from similis. See
{Similar}.] (Rhet.)
A word or phrase by which anything is likened, in one or more
of its aspects, to something else; a similitude; a poetical
or imaginative comparison.
A good swift simile, but something currish. --Shak.